hearken
verb
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ˈhär-kə-
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or harkening
Definition of hearken
1 : listen hearkened without much mental comment— Theodore Dreiser
2 : to give respectful attention the humble folk who hearkened to these evangelists— G. M. Stephenson
archaic : to give heed to : hear
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attend, hark, harken, hear, heed, listen, mind
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